Gov’t Issues New Orders to Farmers Countrywide
Gov’t Issues New Orders to tea farmers, assuring them are set to receive a major boost after the government announced the rollout of subsidized tea fertiliser ahead of the short rains.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) was given a new directive on the new fertilizer retail prices ahead of the anticipated short rains.
According to the government, KTDA had imported upward of 86,988 metric tons of fertiliser, which would be d
“The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has given firm instructions to KTDA that in line with the GOK policy on subsidised fertiliser, the tea fertiliser should be sold at Ksh2,500 per 50kg bag,” the statement, signed by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Andrew Mwihia Karanja, read.
The subsidy on fertiliser is part of the government’s greater effort to support small-scale tea farmers by ensuring they benefit from the government’s subsidy program.
This comes days after nationwide outrage from team farmers following KTDA’s announcement that there would be a hike in teafertiliser prices.
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